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We are a welcoming and friendly bridge club catering for players of all standards. We run six pairs sessions per week. Master points are awarded. We also have classes for beginners and intermediates, and occasional instruction on specific topics.
For the more competitive players we have three teams in the Yorkshire Sunday League. Many of our players also group together to make teams of four that play in the Harrogate and District Bridge League against more local opposition.
Harrogate Bridge Club is located in the centre of this beautiful spa town. The club has its own private licensed premises and is well established with over 250 members.
Visiting pairs are always made welcome.
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| Last updated : 16th Sep 2024 13:02 BST |
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| Coming Soon - More Details To Follow |
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| Last updated : 18th Sep 2024 10:48 BST |
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| Isle of Man Green Point Congress |
Congratulations to Catherine Thompson, Lesley Bridson, Janet and Ted Latham, who won the Congress Swiss Teams.
Two Harrogate pairs, who had never previously attempted a Bridge Congress, played in the Swiss Pairs event. They were Sue Boden and Sue Ivory and Nick and Moira Rusling. Both pairs are to be congratulated for winning four of their nine matches against strong opposition.
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| Last updated : 18th Sep 2024 11:06 BST |
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| Teams Events |
Teams of Four - Second Round
Monday 30th September - Evening Session
This is the second of the five teams events played on the fifth Mondays and Thursdays from July to March. The best three of five results will determine which team is the overall winner of the Teams competition for 2024-25. Teams are welcome to play as many or as few times as they wish.
The remaining dates are: Thursday 31st October, Thursday 30th January, Monday 31st March.
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| Last updated : 16th Sep 2024 16:05 BST |
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| Andrew Robson's Yorkshire Tour |
Friday 27th September
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We are very excited to announce that as part of a 3 club Yorkshire tour, Andrew Robson is coming to Harrogate on Friday 27th September. We have arranged for him to present a full day of tuition and play at Oakdale Golf Club. Andrew is an expert at ensuring that those of all playing standards are accommodated in the tutorials so please come along. You do not need a partner to attend. We are expecting demand to be high so book early to avoid disappointment.
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For the full details, including seminars at York and Wetherby, and to book click here.
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| Last updated : 16th Sep 2024 12:55 BST |
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| Bridge Lessons With Rob Cave |
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** New **
Lessons for Autumn 2024
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Beginners
Mondays 10:00am
Starting 30th September
No prior bridge knowledge is needed but email Rob with any questions
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Improvers
Thursdays 10:00am
Starting 3rd October
This will run again for those who want more lessons in all aspects of bridge, bidding and play issues that come up in general sessions that students are already playing in.
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If you aren't sure which session is right for you, come along to both sessions for the first week!
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Rob Cave robcave@live.co.uk. Cost : £7 per 2 hour lesson. There is no need to book in advance, just turn up!
An EBU textbook is available for purchase from Rob. Rob is an EBU qualified bridge teacher.
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| Last updated : 15th Aug 2024 09:05 BST |
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| EBU Great Northern Swiss Pairs |
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The EBU Great Northern Swiss Pairs
5th to 6th October 2024
@ Village Hotel, Leeds North
186 Otley Road, Headingly, LS16 5PR |
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9-High Swiss Pairs
Saturday 5th
12:00 to 16:30 - Swiss Pairs playing 25 boards.
For more details click here. Closing date for entries 2nd October.
Main Event Swiss Pairs
Hosted by YCBA. This is a national green pointed event consisting of twelve 7 - board matches.
Saturday 5th
14:00 to 17:30 - Matches 1-4
17:30 to 18:45 - Supper
18:45 to 21:45 - Matches 5-7
Sunday 6th
12:00 to 13:45 - Matches 8-9
13:45 to 14:30 - Afternoon tea
14:30 to 17:30 - Matches 10-12
For more details and entry fees click here. Closing date for entries 2nd October.
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| Last updated : 4th Sep 2024 17:57 BST |
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| Chairman's Blog |
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Rob will be sending out a "Chairman's Blog" each month with what's happening at the club.
For the latest edition 4th August 2024 click here.
Previous blogs can be found in the Chairman's Blogs panel in the lefthand set of menus. |
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| Last updated : 5th Aug 2024 10:29 BST |
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| Yorkshire League Matches 2024-25 |
We are running 3 teams of 4 pairs in the Yorkshire League this season, playing against other Yorkshire teams, with home and away fixtures. The matches are played on a Sunday afternoon against players of roughly the same standard. There are 7 divisions.
| Sunday 13th October |
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York A (a) |
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| Div 3 |
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Brighouse Aces (a) |
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Brighouse Crusaders (a) |
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The remaining matches for this season are: 27th October, 17th November, 1st December, 16th February, 2nd March and 16th March.
The full YCBA league tables and results can be found by clicking here
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| Last updated : 16th Sep 2024 15:45 BST |
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| Master Point Promotions |
Congratulations to the following members who have recently earned Master Point promotions.
* Denotes first time promotion
| June Jones* |
Local Master |
| Linda Halsey* |
LocalMaster |
| Philip Warrington |
Area Master |
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| 10 Sept 2024 |
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| Last updated : 16th Sep 2024 12:21 BST |
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| National Handicap Pairs |
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National Handicap Pairs
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CONGRATULATIONS
Huge congratulations to Catherine Thompson and Lesley Bridson who came first in the whole country in the National Handicap Pairs on Sunday 8th September.
234 pairs were playing nationwide including 24 pairs from HBC. Catherine and Lesley had a local score of 72.69% which came down to 64.03% nationally when their handicap was applied.
We also raised £300 for Cancer Research UK
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Congratulations also to the following who were all in the top 100
Justine Davies & Rebecca Pullan 9th
Patrick Boyle & Roxana Clifton 10th
Moira & Nick Rusling 32nd
Kath & Ted Crebbin 40th
Pam Tindall & Mike Dalton 48th
Steve & Kate Hall 50th
Steve & Rachel Smith 62nd
Lynda Partridge & Barry Whiteley 68th
Carrie Lipman & Gillian Oliver 83rd
Julie Hewson & Sue Ivory 100th
Well done to all of those and thanks to everyone else who played and made it such an enjoyable day.
For the full EBU scores and hand commentaries click here.
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| Last updated : 16th Sep 2024 12:59 BST |
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| Upcoming Events |
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| Last updated : 2nd Apr 2022 16:06 BST |
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| Bridge Club Sessions |
Schedule
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Morning |
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Evening |
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10.00am Lessons - Beginners
from 30th September 2024
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1.15pm Duplicate |
7.15pm Duplicate |
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Tuesday
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1.00pm Duplicate |
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| Wednesday |
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7.15pm Duplicate
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| Thursday |
10.00am Lessons - Improvers
from 3rd October 2024
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1.15pm Gentle Duplicate
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7.15pm Duplicate
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Friday
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Occasional Events
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| Last updated : 16th Sep 2024 13:01 BST |
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| EBU Rule Changes 2023 |
From 7th August 2023
The EBU has introduced some new alerting, announcing and bidding rules.
The content of these books applies to all events held on or after 7th August 2023. Please be tolerant of players who don’t get all the updated procedures exactly right straight away – it’s meant to be an exercise in informing your opponents of your methods, not an excuse for trying to get one over on them!
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| Last updated : 27th Oct 2023 16:10 BST |
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| Best Behaviour at Bridge |
The committee would like to take this opportunity to remind players that 'Best Behaviour at Bridge' must be adhered to at all times. This is essential to ensure that all our members enjoy their games of bridge. Please take the time to read the new 'Best Behaviour at Bridge' statement from the EBU. Click here to go to the tab.
Rob Cave
Chairman
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| Last updated : 20th Oct 2022 17:32 BST |
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| Ventilation |
The club uses air purifiers with HEPA filters to provide clean air in playing rooms.
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| Last updated : 31st Jul 2022 14:09 BST |
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